Dave Roberts

“We got outplayed in all facets. Those guys played flawless. Defensively they pitched better than we did, they hit better than we did, they slugged more than we did. You’ve got to sometimes just tip your cap.”

Dave Roberts · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16

Roberts praised the Brewers for comprehensively outplaying the Dodgers in all facets of the game.

“At the end of the day, we got beat,”

Dave Roberts · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16

Roberts acknowledged the Dodgers' loss to the Brewers in the NLCS.

“I personally told our guys that there’s no apologies, there’s no sorries. We gave it everything we had, and it wasn’t good enough. That’s part of life.”

Dave Roberts · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16

Roberts addressed his team after the loss, saying they gave everything but it was not enough.

“You just gotta win tomorrow,”

Dave Roberts · said 2026-10-15 · reported 2026-10-15

After the Dodgers fell behind 3-0 in the NLCS, manager Dave Roberts said the team just needs to win the next game.

“We've just got to get a win and find a way to build some momentum.”

Dave Roberts · said 2026-10-15 · reported 2026-10-15

After the Dodgers fell behind 3-0 in the NLCS, manager Dave Roberts said the team needs to find a way to build momentum.

“He wants to do whatever will help the team,”

Dave Roberts · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-06

Roberts described Ohtani's attitude toward being moved down in the lineup for Game 3.

“To combat Sale, to combat what they’re going to throw after Sale. And I feel good about it.”

Dave Roberts · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-06

Roberts explained the lineup was designed to counter Sale and the Braves' pitching.

“And he completely understood.”

Dave Roberts · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-06

Roberts said Ohtani completely understood the decision to drop him in the batting order.

“I had a good conversation with him last night, told him my thoughts,”

Dave Roberts · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-06

Roberts discussed the lineup change moving Ohtani to the No. 5 spot with Ohtani the night before Game 3.

“I just feel this gives us the best chance to beat the Braves today,”

Dave Roberts · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-06

Roberts explained his reasoning for the lineup changes ahead of the Game 3 matchup with Chris Sale.

“People are passionate. We feel good about it. There's nothing that we did that no one else couldn't have done. I just love our front office. We have to have the players to go pull something like this off, and we've still got, you know, arguably the top one or two or three farm systems in baseball. So it's a credit to a lot of people in this organization.”

Dave Roberts · said 2026-08-02 · reported 2026-08-03

Roberts defended the Dodgers' front office and farm system after the Skubal acquisition drew complaints about parity.

“It just seems like there's always blowback with us,”

Dave Roberts · said 2026-08-02 · reported 2026-08-03

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts responded to criticism after the team acquired Tarik Skubal.